, '''Stevenson High School''', or '''SHS''', is a public four-year High School located near the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Half Day Road in Lincolnshire, Illinois , a northern suburb of Chicago . It is the only school in High School District 125 and is fed mainly from Kildeer Countryside C C School District 96, Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 , and Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 .
Stevenson High School has an average class size of 21 students as of August 1 , 2007 . 96.5% graduate and continue with postsecondary learning. 1.6% of students are from low-income families.
The total enrollmentas of August , 2007 , is:
The attendance and completion rates(according to https://blackboard1.district125.k12.il.us/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_16_1) as of August 1 , 2007 , for Stevenson High School and the state of Illinois for grades nine through twelve are:
The ethnicity in percentages as of June 28 , 2006 , for Adlai E. Stevenson High School, on the left, and the state of Illinois , on the right, for grades nine through twelve are:
According to the Prairie State Achievement Exam in 2003, 88% of 11th graders met the state standards in mathematics, 85% in reading, and 91% in writing. The results of a passing score on the PSAE in this school according to race and economic status are shown below:
The State average for mathematics was 53%, reading 56%, and writing 59% in 2003. The statistics were as follows:
Students at Stevenson High School consistently perform exceedingly well on the College Board's Advanced Placement Exams. In 2006, 1402 students completed over 3100 AP Exams. 89% of the exams earned a score of 3 or higher.
Stevenson had the two AP Scholars for the State of Illinois in 2006. One student completed 18 AP exams and the other completed 16 during their time at Stevenson. Many students begin taking AP exams as early as their sophomore year. Many upper-level courses for which there is not an AP exam offer dual or articulated college credit.
The average teacher experience at Stevenson is 11 years—73% with master's degrees or higher and 27% with bachelor's. The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.
Faculty at Stevenson High School get paid quite well. The starting salary for a first-year teacher with a bachelor's degree is $47,090 for the 2007-2008 school year. Furthermore, a first-year teacher with a master's degree earns $52,741. According to the Family Taxpayer Network, the average teacher salary at Stevenson High School during the 2005-2006 school year was $76,854. This figure ranked Stevenson High School 16th in the state in this category.
In Newsweek's Top High Schools In America, Stevenson High School(Lincolnshire, IL) is ranked #166 in the nation, and #3 in the state. Previously the school was ranked #121 in 2006, #86 in 2005, and #69 in 2003.
Stevenson High School is the only high school in Illinois, and one of just five in the nation to have been awarded four Blue Ribbon Awards for Excellence in Education from the U.S. Department of Education. (1987, 1991, 1998, 2002)
The Stevenson Patriots compete in the North Suburban Conference . Stevenson's Athletic Director is John D. Martin. The Patriots boys' basketball team finished 4th in the 2007 IHSA AA basketball tournament.
=Activities=
- Interpretative Dance
- Flag-Football
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Volleyball
- Dodgeball
- Softball
- Paintball
- Ultimate Frisbee (2004-2005)
''Odyssey'' is a bi-annual two-day fine arts festival in which all students and faculty participate in order to fill the state requirement for fine arts. Participants select from over 200 classes, seminars, and performances given by volunteers from the community. Choices range from local bands and Acapella groups to TV Producers and Improv Troupes to Yo-yo experts and Jugglers . Odyssey has increasingly come under fire from students, parents, and staff due to chronic class, seminar, and performance spot shortages. While in theory over 200 classes are offered, critics contend that an average student is assigned to all but one or two classes of his or her choosing.
- --- F.B.L.A. (Future Business Leaders Of America)
- ---Future Educators of America
- ---Future Doctors of America
- --- Graphic Arts Club
- ---Law Club
- ---Web Weavers
- ---Stevenson Network News
- ---WAES-FM Radio Station
- --- Anime Club
- ---The BookEnds
- ---Film Club
- ---Prufrock Society
- --- Stonecutters ( Simpsons discussion)
- ---Sustained Dialogue
- ---Truth Seekers
- ---Hunger Awareness Club
- ---Aikido Club
- ---Billiards Club
- ---Weight Lifting Club
- ---S.M.U.D.G.E. (Students Making Use of Darn Good English) - Writer's Workshop
- ---Congressional Debate
- ---French Club
- ---German Club
- ---Hebrew Club
- ---Latin Club
- ---Sign Language Club
- ---Spanish Club
- ---Diversity Club
- --- Gay-Straight Alliance
- ---Sexual Explorations club(In coordination with Gay-Straight Alliance)
- ---Operation Snowball
- ---P.A.C.T. (Prevention Awareness Campaign Together)
- ---Peer Helpers
- ---S.P.I.N.S. (Stevenson Patriots in New Situations)
- ---S.T.O.P. (Stevenson Theatre Outreach Program)
- ---The Ambassador
- ---The Marksman
- ---The Minuteman
- ---The Statesman
- ---Video Yearbook
- ---The Wit/The Half Wit
- ---The Wit CD
- ---S.A.V.E. (Students Against Violations of the Environment)
- ---S.P.A.R.K. (Science Professionals As Resource Knowledge)
- ---Science Club
- --- Science Olympiad
- ---T.E.A.M.S. Competition (Tests of Engineering, Aptitude, Math, & Science)
- --- Amnesty International
- ---History Fair
- ---Military History Club
- --- Model United Nations
- ---Political Action Club
- ---Psychology Club
- ---Youth & Government (Judicial)
- ---Youth & Government (Legislative)
- ---Curling Club
- ---Hip Hop Club
- ---Ice Skating Club
- ---Interactive Gamers Club
- ---Toss Up Juggling Club
- ---Nascar
- ---Origami
- ---Hackey-Sack Club
- ---Slurpee Club
- ---Table Tennis/Advanced Tennis
- ---The Video Game/D.D.R. Club
- ---The Yarn Situation
- Student Council
- Class Boards
- S.L.A.C. (Student Leadership Advisory Council)
- Student Congress
- ---Art Club
- ---Art Gallery club
- ---Photography Studio
- ---Visual Communications Club
- ---Melange Dance Company
- ---Repertory Dance Company
- ---Concert Dance Company
- ---Guitar Club
- ---Jazz Bands
- --- Marching Band Marching Patriots
- ---Orchestra Student Board
- ---Pep Bands
- ---Concert Band
- ---Symphonic Band
- ---Chamber Music Club
- ---Pit Orchestra
- ---Madrigal String Ensemble
- ---Jazz Etc.
- ---Just the Guys
- ---Lady Jazz
- ---Madrigal Singers
- ---Syncopation (Show Choir)
- ---Jazz Lab Band
- ---Jazz Band
- ---Drama Productions
- --- International Thespian Society
- ---StageCrafters
- ---TBA: Playwrights' Club
- ---Cool Club
--(have to be a freshmen to join)
- ---Modern Music Masters (Tri-M)
Notable faculty at Stevenson include:
- Janet Gonzalez, Principal 2006-present: First female principal of Stevenson High School
- John Martin, Athletic Director 1991-present: Winner of the Illinois State Board of Education Blue Ribbon for Excellence, Chairman of Illinois State Athletic Director's Conference that brought in record breaking totals.
- Elissa Newcorn - Sweetberry in the 2006/07 World Premier National Tour of My Little Pony Live! The World's Biggest Tea Party!
- Matt Bauer - Yonkers (U/S Tulsa) in 2003 Broadway Revival of Gypsy with Bernadette Peters
- Kyle Brandt - MTV's The Real World: Chicago participant/actor (Days of Our Lives)
- Mark Anderko - Standup Comedian (TSM Artists) {Link without Title}
- Tamika Catchings - Current WNBA All-star, Team USA member; star of 1995 and 1996 IHSA Women's Basketball championship seasons as underclassmen before moving to Texas.
- Brad Cieslak - Current NFL football player for the Buffalo Bills. He played quarterback, linebacker and punter at Stevenson High School.
- Mark Deady - Olympian (Semi-finalist at Seoul in the 1500 m) and Illinois High School 1600 m record holder (4:07)
- Bobby Giannini - Member of the Air Force Academy football team. Quarterbacked Stevenson to second place in Class 8A in 2002.
- Scott David Kaplan - Class of 1999. Pro N.M.R.A. Racer. Survivor of Controversial W.W.A.S.P. Behavior Modification Program in Montana and featured on two episodes of Dateline's "whos watching your kids". Winner of Mr SHS 2 years in a row.
- Tony Gillig - Pro Drag racer - ASSC Racing - Ex IHRA pro stock racer
- Ronald Goldman - Class of 1986, allegedly murdered by O.J. Simpson
- Andrea Jaeger , Class of 1983- former top ranked professional tennis player, Grand Slam champion, Wimbledon finalist and now famous nun.
- Joe Lando - actor (most famous as Sully on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
- Alison LaPlaca - actress (most famous for her role of Linda Phillips in the sitcom Duet and its spin-off Open House)
- Ted Musgrave - Current NASCAR Truck series driver, has also competed in ASA.
- Matt O'Dwyer - (raised in Lincolnshire, IL) Former NFL football player 1990 graduate of Stevenson High School, who went on to Northwestern University and became a professional football player in 1995. He played for New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers before being released and retiring in 2006.
- Danny Richmond - Class of 2002, professional hockey player, currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks' minor league team.
- Ben Finfer - Class of 1998; Producer of popular, Chicago sports radio show Mac, Jurko And Harry , who can be heard every weekday from 2-6 on WMVP-AM . Ben also hosts the "Best of Hour" from 6-7.
- Drew Mormino - Class of 2002, NFL football player for the Miami Dolphins.
- Richard Nongard Author and writer. Class of 1983
- Andy Wozniewski Class of 1998. Professional Hockey Player Toronto Maple Leafs, Graduated from and played hockey at the University of Wisconsin
Several middle schools feed into the Adlai E. Stevenson High School.
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